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Bible in Basic English

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

New American Standard Bible

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

King James Version

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Holman Bible

For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.

International Standard Version

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD grants grace and favor; the LORD will not withhold any good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

A Conservative Version

For LORD God is a sun and a shield. LORD will give grace and glory. He will withhold no good thing from those who walk uprightly.

American Standard Version

For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Amplified


For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Darby Translation

For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Julia Smith Translation

For Jehovah God a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; he will not withhold good to those going uprightly.

King James 2000

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Because Yahweh God [is] a sun and a shield; Yahweh gives grace and honor. He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.

Modern King James verseion

For Jehovah God is a sun and shield; Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the LORD God is a light and defense; the LORD will give grace and worship, and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life.

NET Bible

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

New Heart English Bible

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

The Emphasized Bible

For, a sun and shield, is Yahweh God, - Grace and glory, will Yahweh give, He will not withhold what is good, from them who walk without blame.

Webster

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

World English Bible

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Youngs Literal Translation

For a sun and a shield is Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

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Context Readings

Longing For God's House

10 For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin. 11 The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright. 12 O Lord of armies, happy is the man whose hope is in you.


Cross References

Proverbs 2:7

He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

Psalm 34:9-10

Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

Revelation 21:23

And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.

Genesis 15:1

After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.

Isaiah 60:19-20

The sun will not be your light by day, and the moon will no longer be bright for you by night: but the Lord will be to you an eternal light, and your God your glory.

Psalm 27:1

The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?

Psalm 85:12

The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase.

Malachi 4:2

But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.

Matthew 6:33

But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

Psalm 47:9

The rulers of the peoples have come together, with the people of the God of Abraham; because the powers of the earth are God's: he is lifted up on high.

Psalm 84:9

O God, let your eyes be on him who is our safe cover, and let your heart be turned to your king.

Psalm 115:9-11

O Israel, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

Psalm 119:114

You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.

Proverbs 10:9

He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

Proverbs 28:18

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

Micah 2:7

Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?

John 1:9

The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

John 1:16

From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.

John 8:12

Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.

Romans 8:16-18

The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:

2 Corinthians 3:18

But we all, with unveiled face giving back as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

Galatians 2:14

But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?

Philippians 1:6

For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:

Philippians 4:19

And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.

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